Abaqus is a software suite for finite element analysis and computer-aided engineering, originally released in 1978. It is currently developed and marketed by SIMULIA, a brand of the French multinational software corporation Dassault Systèmes. The software is widely used in the automotive and aerospace industries for structural, thermal, and fluid-structure interaction simulations.
Brand Authority Index (BAI): 92/100
Archetype: Challenger
Category: Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
Part of: Dassault Systmes
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Last analyzed: April 11, 2026
Founded: 1978
Headquarters: Johnston, Rhode Island, USA (SIMULIA HQ); Vélizy-Villacoublay, France (Dassault Systèmes HQ)